We studied multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells isolated from the bone marrow of young (1 month) and old (>12 months) rats. The cell cultures derived from old rats were characterized by lower cell yield in the primary culture, lower number of doublings, and reduced colony-forming capacity of precursor cells.
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